'Otherness' in space and architecture : : Jews, Muslims and Christians in Western European art (1200-1650) : conference proceedings : selected papers presented at the International Medieval Conference (IMC), Leeds, UK, 3-6 July 2017 and 2-5 July 2018 / / Maria Portmann, editor.

• TeilnehmendeR: Portmann, Maria, 1982-
• Place / Publishing House: Bern : : Peter Lang International Academic Publishers,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (212 pages) :; illustrations

This conference proceeding (Sessions on "Otherness in Space and Architecture", International Medieval Conference, Leeds, 2017 and 2018) is a compilation of articles written by both young and senior scholars, who are working on the question of the 'self' and the 'other'...

Table of Contents

• List of Contributors
• Synopsis
• Maria Portmann / 1. Introduction
• Michael Conrad / 2. The Castle and the Lily: Samuel Ha-Levi's Synagogue and the Crises of 14th-Century Castile
• Maria Portmann / 3. Jews and Conversos in Christian Space: Distinctive Signs of the 'Other' in the St. Blaise Chapel in the Cathedral of Toledo in Spain
• Ruben Gregori / 4. Between Public and Private Spheres: The Valencian Jewish Quarter in Christian Space
• April L. Najjaj / 5. 'Never Was Raised Such a Monument of this Stature': The Alhambra and Palace of the Popes in the 14th Century
• Luis Ferro / 6. Sacred Places: The Cubas from Southern Portugal
• Maria Vittoria Spissu / 7. Allies of the Order: Guilt-Projecting Witticism and Moral Discredit through Fantastic Non-Human Appearances Referring to Religious Others
• Borja Franco Llopis / 8. Ephemeral Art and Otherness: The Image of the Muslim in Valencian Festivities and Triumphal Entries in the 16th and 17th Centuries
• Alessandra Mascia / 9. Tribute to Caesar: The Medicis' Giraffe
• Catherine Schaller Perret / 10. Survivals of Otherness: Astrological Frescoes in the Palazzo of Schifanoia in Ferrara, Italy
• Index.